Saturday, October 6, 2012

I'm very pleased to be able to interview a fabulous author and friend today--Roxanne Rhoads. I've asked her many in-depth questions about her new urban fantasy release, Hex and the Single Witch, the first in her Vehicle City Vampires series.

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Your heroine in Hex and the Single Witch, Anwyn Rose, is descended from a
long line of powerful witches yet she can barely cast spells young witchlings
have mastered. What has held her back?

If I tell you that I give away an important revelation in the book. ;-)
But I can tell you that there are two things holding her back, one has been
keeping her powers at bay since childhood and one is more recent and is now affecting
her power of “knowing’ as well.

Anwyn does have one supernatural ability, the power of knowing, which she
uses in her work as a detective with the local police investigation team.
Describe how she uses this witch skill. How long has she been comfortable with
her abilities in the craft of knowing?

This is the one power that has been
with her from the beginning. The power is strongest through touch yet sometimes
she just “knows” things without touching anyone or anything.

As a detective she uses her power by
touching the victim or other objects at a crime scene to see visions of the
crime taking place. Sometimes she can also see the magick traces that lead her
directly to magick user, often the perpetrator of the crime.

While working on a new case where a
vampire is draining young women in Flint, Anwyn’s investigation is complicated
by her relationship with Galen, a vampire who looks more guilty than innocent.
Anwyn trusts her instincts even if her power is on the fritz. What is causing
her power to waver?

I hope I don’t give too much away- Anwyn’s wavering power has a lot to do
with Galen being framed for the crimes. Everything is connected.

Anwyn has to make things right before the human police execute the wrong
vampire. Does she fear for Galen’s safety? What sort of relationship or
emotional connection do the two share? How does Anywn’s partner, Mike Malone,
react to their relationship? Is Mike a supernatural or human?

In the beginning Galen and Anwyn are friends that are kinda dating.
Anwyn’s not sure where they stand as a couple but she wants the relationship to
be much more.

As their relationship progresses in the book it complicates things in
Anwyn’s family life and with her partner, Mike Malone.

Mike Malone is human, with a bonus (explained in the book). He does not
like the “monsters”, particularly vampires. When he discovers that Anwyn and
Galen have an intimate relationship he is more than a little upset.

Briefly describe the magical systems of your world. How do the supernaturals
who are empowered (witches, vampires, demons, and others) gain their abilities?

The “Others” are different species of beings living in our modern world
alongside humans. Most look human and blend in quite well. So well humans do
not know they exist- especially after the Hysteria of the 20th
century forced the “Others” to spell the humans into forgetting so they could
stop the bloodshed of war between humans and “Others”.

Some humans are still aware that “Others” exist.

Aside from vampires most “Others”are born as what they are.

Vampires and Weres can be made or born though a born vampire is very
rare.

When a human is turned into a vampire dormant powers inside them become
active. This is due to interbreeding among species. Most humans will never know
they have “Other” blood inside them until the catalyst of becoming a vampire
brings that dormant power to the surface. This explains why vampires have such
a wide variety of powers and abilities.

A 100% human with no “Other” blood inside will not survive the change
into a vampire.

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Hex
and the Single Witch

Vehicle
City Vampires Book One

By
Roxanne Rhoads

Publisher:
Bewitching Books

Genre:
Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy

Word
Count: 83,000

Anwyn Rose is descended from a long line of powerful
witches yet she can barely cast spells young witchlings have mastered. She has
one functioning witch gift, the power of knowing, which she puts to good use as
a Detective on Flint’s Preternatural Investigation Team.

It’s a new era in Vehicle City, supernaturals are
running the town.

The P.I.T has their hands full with paranormal
crimes. Top priority is a serial killer, who appears to be a vampire, draining
young women in the city.

Anwyn is on the case with her sexy partner Detective
Mike Malone. Complicating things is her relationship Galen, a vampire who looks
more guilty than innocent, although Anwyn trusts her instincts even if her
power is on the fritz.

Mysterious spells, compromising situations, and a
possible demon on the loose make it hard to focus on the case, but Anwyn has to
make things right before the human police execute the wrong vampire.

Hex
and the Single Witch contains magick, a little bit of mystery, a lot of
supernatural mayhem, and a sexy love triangle that will leave you wanting more.

When not fulfilling
one the many roles being a wife and mother of three require, Roxanne's world
revolves around words...reading them, writing them, editing them, and talking
about them. In addition to writing her own stories she loves to read, promote
and review what others write.

Roxanne is the owner of
Bewitching Book Tours and operates Fang-tastic Books, a book blog dedicated to paranormal
and urban fantasy books.

When not reading,
writing, or promoting Roxanne loves to hang out with her family, craft, garden
and search for unique vintage finds.

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